Women's Track and Field Posts Top-15 National Finish
6/12/2005 12:00:00 AM
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The Alabama women’s track and field team grabbed its highest national finish since 2000, finishing 13th in the NCAA Outdoor Championships held in Hornet Stadium at Sacramento State.
The Crimson Tide amassed 18 points off the individual finishes of juniors Beth Mallory and Tahesia Harrigan. Texas came away with the team title while UCLA and South Carolina tied for second. Alabama also finished 13th in 2000 with its highest finish before that coming in 1994 when they took 12th.
Mallory, who won the NCAA discus title on Friday, added a fourth place finish in the hammer throw on Saturday. She posted a throw of 207 feet, three inches on her first effort in finals and that would prove enough to take fourth. She earned All-American honors in both events, giving her five career honors. Last year the Ashland, Ohio native was second in the discus and seventh in the hammer.
Harrigan took sixth in the 100m dash with an 11.42 on Friday, scoring and earning All-American honors in the process. She was 15th in the 200m dash on Thursday. Junior Aymara Albury took 17th in the shot put on Thursday while senior Chafree Bain was 26th in the discus on Wednesday.
2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Place Team Points
1. Texas 55
2. UCLA 48
2. South Carolina 48
4. Tennessee 40
5. Stanford 29
6. Georgia 28
7. Southern California 25
8. Nebraska 24
9. Miami 23
10. Brigham Young 22
10. Florida 22
12. Colorado 19
13. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 18
13. Alabama 18
15. Auburn 17
15. Washington 17
17. Eastern Michigan 16
18. Duke 12
18. North Carolina 12
18. Georgia Tech 12
18. Wyoming 12
22. Colorado State 11
22. Arkansas 11
24. LSU 10
24. Air Force 10
24. West Virginia 10
24. Florida International 10
24. Butler 10
